Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10@ North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-16vs Lamar | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Maryland | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Chace Cromartie
Senior safety on SMU's 2022 roster.
6′0″ · 199 lb · Cibolo, TX
CFB Index 54 · #222 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceSMU 2022 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2710 nationally · Signed with SMU
Last played in 2022.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on SMU's 2022 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to SMU in 2019.
Chace Cromartie
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Chace Cromartie has played for three head coaches in four seasons at SMU. The receipt: 3 tackles against North Texas — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 112 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20199 games
- Signed with SMU3-star out of Steele
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
SMU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Sonny Dykes, Jim Leavitt, and Rhett Lashlee. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022
W 45–16
vs Lamar
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 29-point win at home against Lamar.
With T. Mordecai — 212 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 63.1 · R. Bujcevski — 46.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo
2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced
2022SMU7-6HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
50.7%
103 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
104 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
54 · #222 of 509 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #222 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2021 production profile sits closest to D.J. Graham’s 2021 season.
96%match
Matches D.J. on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to D.J. Graham's junior season at Oklahoma (2021).
96%match
Matches D.J. on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Chace Cromartie
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology